Family Medicine, an official journal of STFM, aims to publish high-quality, original scholarship about education in family medicine and primary care.
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The Power of Primary Care to Improve Health.
This joint editorial by US-based #FamilyMedicine journal editors, aims to highlight critical impacts of primary care on health care & chronic disease, discuss long-standing barriers, unify the #PrimaryCare community, and create momentum to influence policy and health.
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The implementation of a structured POCUS curriculum in family medicine residency is feasible and beneficial, particularly when supported by institutional resources and faculty engagement: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
Ultrasound-guided IUD placement results in improved family medicine resident-reported confidence without compromising patient comfort.
"Ultrasound-Guided IUD Placement During Family Medicine Residency Training": journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
POCUS curricula in graduate medical education are vital to successful implementation of POCUS in primary care; however, needs assessment techniques used in prior studies differ from the patient and community needs in this study: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
Structured POCUS teaching checklists are feasible and well-received in family medicine residency training. These tools support direct observation, structured feedback, and standardizing expectations during supervised scanning encounters: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
The results of this survey-based study demonstrate that family physicians find ultrasonography useful in clinical practice and are willing to teach residents ultrasound skills. Family physicians also saw a strong role for using ultrasonography in research: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
Dedicated POCUS leadership, protected faculty time, adequate faculty, and sufficient ultrasound equipment are associated with more comprehensive curricula and greater program director satisfaction, providing targets for resource allocation: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
A brief, hybrid, inpatient POCUS course was associated with improved confidence in performing and integrating POCUS exam types for the inpatient setting, but did not result in improvement in a written knowledge assessment: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
A task force of expert POCUS educators sponsored by the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation and @STFM_FM was formed to conduct research and draft evidence-based guidelines for what applications should be taught by family medicine residencies: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
Understanding the relationship between clinical duty hours and exam performance can help inform how we structure medical student education.
From @DulcineaRakest1 and others: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
The ACGME now requires #POCUS training in family medicine residencies; however, the ability to build curricula and integrate POCUS into patient care is challenging. This study highlights the successful strategies of four residency POCUS curricula: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
QI is more than a residency requirement. By fostering resident engagement and ownership alongside faculty coaching, QI curricula prepare future physician leaders to drive change in health systems.
From Fa'iz Bayo-Awoyemi, MD, and Judy Fleishman, PhD
"In this issue, you have the opportunity to learn from their pioneer work in designing and implementing POCUS curriculum and gain a satellite view of what strategies may work as well as considerations as you develop your program."
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Family Medicine Journal retweeted
Strong editorial. From the device side, family-medicine POCUS lives or dies on fitting a short visit: fast boot, exam-specific presets, and depth, focus, and gain defaults that hold up across body habitus, so the minutes go to the clinical question, not the knobs.
Although POCUS training is now required in family medicine residencies, there remains a lack of standardized, replicable strategies for implementation. The inpatient service offers excellent opportunities for POCUS training.
"Ultimately, the challenge for our specialty is the evolution of clinical family medicine: where do we want our specialty to go?"
"Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Trial for Our Specialty" is a guest editorial from Warren Newton, President and CEO of ABFM: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
"If you wanted the latest news about my family, you would likely find it around the dinner table. ... STFM and the 'family of family medicine' organizations operate much the same way."
"Gathering Around the Table", October issue President's Column: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
Optimizing POCUS billing in outpatient residency is paramount for financial sustainability, regulatory compliance, & effective education. Teaching residents this complex aspect ensures understanding of specific CPT codes, appropriate modifiers, & documentation requirements.
Family Medicine Journal retweeted
A multi-year initiative to develop and implement a competency-based, standardized curriculum for POCUS training.
The Task Force looks to collaborate within #FamilyMedicine to strengthen POCUS training in residencies.
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It's here.
The October issue of Family Medicine, a scholarly journal of STFM, is a theme edition covering the teaching of #POCUS in family medicine residency programs to prepare learners for using POCUS in the clinic: journals.stfm.org/familymedi…
